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Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade has now been scheduled to go live on the mainnet on May 7, 2025. The announcement was made during a call held by the blockchain’s core developers on April 3. Pectra is one of Ethereum’s most significant upgrades since the network’s transition to a proof-of-stake consensus mechanism in 2022. It merges the Prague execution layer with the Electra consensus layer and includes 11 Ethereum Improvement Proposals (EIPs) aimed at improving the blockchain’s scalability, efficiency, and usability. Originally planned for March 2025, the changes were postponed due to challenges encountered during testnet implementation. Specifically, the Holesky testnet experienced finality issues, preventing developers from proceeding with the original timeline. Additionally, a minor bug was discovered on the Sepolia testnet in early March, which was identified and resolved before further testing. Developers then launched the Hoodi testnet, successfully running the enhancements without major incidents. This phase led to the confirmation of the May 7, 2025, mainnet deployment date. “We’ll go ahead and lock in May 7 for Pectra on mainnet,” said Ethereum Foundation researcher Alex Stokes during yesterday’s core developers’ call . “Happy Pectra everyone.” Despite recent developments, Ethereum’s market performance has remained weak, with its native ETH token posting its worst first-quarter performance in 7 years. A recent report from CryptoQuant showed that the ecosystem continues to struggle due to low activity, declining transaction fees, and a reduced ETH burn rate, all of which have contributed to increased inflationary pressure on the network. Pectra contains several improvements aimed at making Ethereum more user-friendly and efficient. Key features in the new version include smart contract functionality for wallets, enhanced staking capabilities, account abstraction, privilege management, and the ability to sponsor transaction fees. Account abstraction will allow Externally Owned Accounts (EOAs) to function similarly to smart contract wallets, introducing advanced features such as transaction batching, fee sponsorship, and custom security rules. These improvements are expected to enhance Ethereum’s flexibility, making decentralized applications (dApps) more accessible to users. Petra also increases the validator staking limit from 32 ETH to 2,048 ETH. This change supports larger validators and allows smaller ones to receive compounding rewards. Another addition is Peer Data Availability Sampling (PeerDAS), which reduces costs for layer-2 solutions by allowing nodes to verify large data availability without downloading all of it. The upgrade also includes the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) Object Format, which enhances EVM code to support future functionality on both layer-1 and layer-2 networks.

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Despite Mantle announcing major ecosystem updates, the MNT token remains in a bearish trend—though it has established a new, major support level managed to hold it for the past few weeks. On March 2, Mantle ( MNT ) released a letter to MNT token holders, outlining the project’s plans for Q2 of this year. The key highlights include upcoming launch of Mantle Banking, a unified fiat-crypto neobank, and Mantle Index Four (MI4), a tokenized, institutional-grade crypto fund. Mantle just released their Q2 letter to token holders, revealing some of their biggest moves yet. From a tokenized index fund with an initial commitment $400M to crypto-native banking, and upcoming strategies — there's a lot to unwrap. Here’s your no-fluff overview 👇 pic.twitter.com/UnhTArywjd Additionally, the letter outlined key achievements as the project moves into Q2. Notably, Mantle has integrated EigenDA on mainnet to enhance data availability, attracted over 27K cmETH in its fixed yield vault, and secured Mantle Network ’s modular architecture with 162.9K mETH. FBTC surpassed $1.2 billion in total value locked and expanded across multiple EVM chains. The project has also made strides toward becoming the largest ZK rollup offering institutional-grade security, with OP-Succinct development now live on testnet. Despite these developments , MNT has been in a clear downtrend since Feb. 3, when the price started to consistently make lower lows and lower highs. Around that time, the price also started trading below both the 20-day Exponential Moving Average and 50-day Simple Moving Average. However, it broke above the 20-day EMA for about two weeks in March, while still trading below 50-day SMA. On March 30, MNT dropped back below the 20-day EMA ($0.79) where it continues to hover, currently trading at $0.74. The Relative Strength Index is at 38.60, trending downward but not yet in oversold territory, meaning there’s room for more downside. The MACD indicator remains bearish, with both the MACD line and the signal line below zero. Overall, the bearish pressure dominates for now. On the bright side, the price has been holding a major horizontal support zone at around $0.72 since mid-March. The first major resistance is at $0.80, aligning with the 20-day EMA. A stronger resistance level is at $1.00, where the price consolidated in February before resuming the downtrend. A move above $0.80 would be the first sign of potential recovery, but for a chance of trend reversal, MNT would need to break above $1.00 with strong volume and hold.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed his attendance at XRPL Apex 2025, the annual summit for the XRP Ledger community, scheduled for June 10–12 in Singapore, generating excitement about Ripple’s focus on blockchain innovation. Garlinghouse’s brief teaser tweet spurred interest among developers, investors, fintechs, and web3 startups preparing to showcase XRPL projects. The event , branded as the “largest annual summit for the XRPL community,” will feature interactive workshops, live demos, and hands-on sessions with Ripple’s latest technology alongside keynotes and panels . Both Ripple and XRPL enthusiasts anticipate updates on the evolving ecosystem. Related: SEC vs Ripple Latest: What Recent Twists Mean for XRP’s Future Clarity Ripple’s choice of Singapore likely reflects a strategic focus on Asia as a crypto innovation hub and an effort to build alliances in regulatory-forward markets while expanding its global developer base. With Ripple emphasizing real-world utility and seeking regulatory clarity (particularly in the U.S.), Apex 2025 might serve as a platform for significant announcements regarding tokenization, DeFi integrations, or CBDC partnerships. The summit offers attendees three days of learning, networking, and direct engagement with builders on the XRP Ledger, showcasing Ripple’s continued global expansion and ecosystem investment despite ongoing US legal challenges. However, contrasting with the forward-looking event news, the price chart for XRP showed weakness. Related: Enterprise Focus: Ripple Integrates RLUSD Stablecoin into Core Payments Technical analysts note XRP has broken below a head-and-shoulders pattern on its daily chart , a formation typically suggesting a potential downward trend. This analysis projects a possible significant price decrease, with some chartists eyeing targets near $1.30. Disclaimer: The information presented in this article is for informational and educational purposes only. The article does not constitute financial advice or advice of any kind. Coin Edition is not responsible for any losses incurred as a result of the utilization of content, products, or services mentioned. Readers are advised to exercise caution before taking any action related to the company.

WisdomTree has announced the expansion of its institutional tokenized funds solution to five more blockchains. The asset management firm, which initially launched its WisdomTree Connect on Ethereum (ETH) , is now looking to increase its presence across the rapidly expanding tokenization market with deployment on four more blockchain networks. WisdomTree Connect went live in September 2024. As well as Ethereum, the asset manager’s suite of 13 tokenized funds will now be available on Arbitrum, Avalanche, Base and Optimism. It’s a milestone that could see WisdomTree increase its assets under management significantly. Currently, WisdomTree Connect offers access to tokenized money market funds, asset allocation funds, equity index funds and asset allocation funds. The company’s money market fund, the WisdomTree Government Money Market Digital Fund, with ticker symbol WTGXX, allows eligible investors access to a product that provides exposure to short-term government securities. Meanwhile, the suite of equity index funds, including WisdomTree 500 Digital Fund and WisdomTree Technology & Innovation 100 Digital Fund, allow institutional investors to look for opportunities in funds that track leading stock market indices. According to Maredith Hannon, head of business development, digital assets at WisdomTree, providing access to several tokenized funds offers greater choice for investors. Adding support for the new blockchain networks bolsters this outlook, with flexibility key to adoption. Hannon added that users can access WisdomTree’s tokens directly on the supported blockchains, with the platform also integrated with self-custodial wallets. The company also supports major third-party wallets. WisdomTree is seeing notable adoption for its real world assets offering at a time major players such as BlackRock and Fidelity Investments are also quickly expanding across the market. Similar scenarios can be seen for blockchain-based platform like ONDO Finance, MANTRA and Injective. Ondo Finance taps into WisdomTree’s money market fund to collateralize it’s tokenized asset OUSG. The blockchain platform also invests in BlackRock’s and Franklin Templeton’s tokenized funds.